Painting a Buddy

[supermach]

Has anyone ever got there buddy painted? If so how much was it because I was planing on giving it to a guy and have him paint it by panal.

[bluebuddygirl]

Several on here have painted the panels themselves. It is best to take them off. There is special spray paint for plastic that works pretty well.

[agrogod]

Several on here have painted the panels themselves. It is best to take them off. There is special spray paint for plastic that works pretty well.

The plastic paint referred is usually the Krylon Fusion. Its very susceptible to chemical spillage (gas, petroleum based cleaners), and really doesn't hold up to everyday use. To have it done right a 2 part automotive paint like your body shops use is best. To keep your cost to a minimum remove the parts you want to paint, and shop around for prices at local body shops to see what they would charge to prep/prime/paint (the 3P's). Being that the scoot is such a small vehicle it shouldn't cost to much for this. Around here Macco sometimes runs a special every now and again to do an entire car for around $200, I can't see it costing that much for scoot panels.

[jonlink]

I used two paints, one was Kylon Fusion, the other was an automotive touch-up spray paint. Both had held up very well to everyday use. It is a pain to take apart the scooter especially the lower head case. The whole process isn't for the faint of heart. If you are comfortable using tools and messing with things it'll be ok, otherwise I'd leave it to people who know.

Be careful about cheap-o places though. I'll never forget the crappy paint job my friend got on his car in high school. It was a professional place, but looked like it had been taped up and sprayed by a blind hippo.

[supermach]

Several on here have painted the panels themselves. It is best to take them off. There is special spray paint for plastic that works pretty well.

The plastic paint referred is usually the Krylon Fusion. Its very susceptible to chemical spillage (gas, petroleum based cleaners), and really doesn't hold up to everyday use. To have it done right a 2 part automotive paint like your body shops use is best. To keep your cost to a minimum remove the parts you want to paint, and shop around for prices at local body shops to see what they would charge to prep/prime/paint (the 3P's). Being that the scoot is such a small vehicle it shouldn't cost to much for this. Around here Macco sometimes runs a special every now and again to do an entire car for around $200, I can't see it costing that much for scoot panels.

Yeah true I may go to the Macco were I live at and see what it would be.

[easy]

If I were to use a shop like Maco I would take just the panels and I would let the panels cure for a week before putting it back together and I get the better paint

[Lostmycage]

I rattlecanned my Buddy with Valspar Plastic paint. It turned out pretty decent, but I used even strokes, an enclosed environment (no cross winds on the patio, but it was well ventilated) and the panels were removed and cleaned for the paint process.

Here's a pic of the finished product.

[slusher5]

krylon fusion for plastics is the best... I added some automotive clear coat on top of that, not sure if other people use clear coat, but it looks better IMO

removing the panels and re-installing wasn't fun, but its worth it to have a one of a kind scooter that looks awesome. just make sure you keep track of each screw and where they go. Also my panels didn't fit correctly when i re-installed them, I had to force some of them into place, and there are small gaps in a few places.

[BuddyRaton]

Check with Krustyburger. She is the undisputed Krylon Queen of not only MB but also Tampa Two Stroke Sleep Away Camp!

[MYSCTR]

Painting a buddy

Make sure they AGREE to be painted and like you!

Otherwise YOU may end up the one with paint all over... hehe

[chinaski]

supermach wrote:
Painting a buddy


Make sure they AGREE to be painted and like you!

Otherwise YOU may end up the one with paint all over... hehe

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